Bruce Willis

Armed with good looks, an everyman appeal, and boundless self-confidence, actor Bruce Willis shot from obscurity to superstar status via both a hit television series and one of the most popular action...
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Hollywood hardman Bruce Willis celebrated his 60th birthday with a host of celebrity friends in New York on Saturday (21Mar15).
The Die Hard actor's wife Emma Heming threw him the bash in trendy seafood restaurant Harlow and they were joined by music legends Keith Richards and Tony Bennett. Other stars in attendance were Sopranos actor Steve Schirripa, supermodel Irina Shayk, Willis' Red co-star Mary Louise Parker and Richards' wife model Patti Hansen. Willis' mother Marlene also joined the party alongside two of his daughters, Tallulah and Scout.
British model Heming, who married the movie star in 2009, shared photos of the party on Instagram.com, adding captions, "It's fair to say the birthday boy had a great time. #BWBirthdayBash.. Happy Birthday to the love of my life and the greatest man I know." A source tells the New York Post, "It was a really nice party, with some big stars, but also Bruce's closest friends and family. A longtime buddy gave a heartfelt speech about how loyal Bruce is, which was touching. There were also lovely speeches from Bruce's wife Emma and his agent Michael Kives."

Have you ever sat down to watch a movie, only to be entirely disappointed by a review that you'd read saying it was good? Have you ever decided to watch a film with an idea of what it would be in your head, only to realize it's completely different? These are problems each of us face quite frequently nowadays thanks to Netflix, but we have a feeling the reviewers below encounter problems watching films more often than most people.
1. This dude, who seems to have been traumatized by the first 7 minutes of West Side Story.
2. This guy, who either should have never had children or never have rented Furry Vengeance.
3. This lupine lover who was easily misled by The Wolf of Wall Street.
4. This person who wasn't clear about at what point they became disgusted by The Wolf of Wall Street.
How many times can Gavin watch cocaine-anus (is it called cocainal?) activities before becoming disgusted. We hope just once.
5. This scholar who didn't think Up in the Air was on his intellectual level.
6. This person who just couldn't read The Book of Eli.
7. This person who is simply sick of dogs like Air Bud taking job opportunities away from the deserving.
That dog learned to play basketball, which I can't even do. He earned that spot on the team.
8. This overly emotional person who's unfamiliar with the concept of narration.
Don't worry, Morgan Freeman is not trapped in March of the Penguins. There's a much more logical explanation.
9. This Spring Breakers fan who very reasonably expected smaller nipples.
10. This Spring Breakers-watching wife who can't be fooled.
11. This parent whose child thinks she's talented because she watched Pitch Perfect.
Good luck with breaking the news to your talentless daughter, Karla!
12. This questionable parent who definitely ruined The Adventures of Milo and Otis for his kid forever.
13. This monster-in-law who has malicious intentions for her copy of A Field in England.
14. This Sixth Sense viewer who sees past Bruce Willis' film choices.
15. This guy who watched Alien and thought, "women, amiright?"
16. This "miscreant" who was reminded of the multitude of injustices white men face daily by a hard-hitting film, Shrek.
17. This guy who understandably dismissed Predator 2.
18. This somewhat responsible alcoholic who may have missed the significance of Bowling for Columbine.
19. This viewer questioning the gender politics of The LEGO Movie's "Where Are My Pants?"
Isn't it about time we stopped letting super harmful social movements like feminism from trickling into our family-oriented movies? If this keeps happening, these kids might grow up to treat each other with respect! And THEN WHAT?
20. This mysterious person who's oddly secretive about his feelings for Rocky III.
21. This man who was able to immediately see the connections between 42 and the Illuminati's reptilian royalty.
Also, Mr. Snell, if you're reading this, I think you'd really enjoy this episode of The X-Files about a black baseball-loving alien.
22. This protective parent who does not support the human-robot relations depicted in Big Hero 6.
23. This person whose friendship with Carl was destroyed by The Expendables 2.
Carl had questionable taste anyway. #OnToTheNextOne
24. This Birdman hater who we wouldn't recommend Batman or Spider-Man to.
25. This man who we would never want to go to dinner and a movie with. How did Casino even do this to him?
And why did he take his pants off to vomit in? If he had that much time to prepare, couldn't he have found a more proper receptacle? So many questions.
h/t @AmznMovieRevws

Actress Demi Moore has ended her two-year Twitter hiatus to rally support for her daughter Rumer after she made her debut on America's Dancing With The Stars on Monday night (16Mar15). The Ghost star reunited with her ex-husband Bruce Willis and joined the couple's two other daughters, Scout and Tallulah, and the actor's wife Emma, to cheer on the 26 year old as she strutted her stuff on the dancefloor with professional partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
The pair's first dance, a Foxtrot, earned the dance duo the highest score of the evening from the judging panel and Moore returned to Twitter after the show to share her excitement and urge fans to vote to keep Rumer and Chmerkovskiy in the competition.
She tweeted, "Been awhile but my baby girl @TheRue was amazing tonight on #DWTS so proud! Watch & vote!"
Proud Moore also shared video footage of the performance with her fans, while Rumer branded the dance, "One of the best moments of my life", in a post on Instagram.
Willis faces stiff competition for the season 20 'mirrorball trophy' from fellow contestants including soul legend Patti LaBelle, LMFAO's Redfoo and actors Suzanne Somers, Willow Shields and Riker Lynch.

Woody Allen has cast Twilight star Kristen Stewart as the female lead in his new movie. The project reunites Stewart with her Adventureland co-star Jesse Eisenberg. Bruce Willis is also set to star in the movie, which is slated for a release in 2016.

Movie hardman Sylvester Stallone is taking his The Expendables franchise to TV for a new action drama. The Rambo star has signed a deal with Fox network executives in the U.S. to develop the TV series, which will unite iconic small screen action stars on a mission to stop a dangerous terrorist, reports Deadline.com.
Ride Along screenwriter Greg Coolidge and Kirk Ward will pen the script with showrunner Shane Brennan, while Stallone will serve as the show's executive producer, alongside the films' producer, Avi Lerner.
Casting details have yet to be announced.
Stallone launched first The Expendables movie with Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Steve Austin and Mickey Rourke in 2010.
He has since released two sequels, which also featured big screen action icons Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Bruce Willis is poised to make his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Stephen King's acclaimed novel Misery. The Die Hard star will take on the role of bedridden writer Paul Sheldon, the role James Caan portrayed in the acclaimed 1990 movie version of King's book.
House of Cards actress Elizabeth Marvel will play his crazed captor Annie Wilkes, the part that earned Kathy Bates an Oscar for Best Actress.
Academy Award winner William Goldman, who wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the 1987 thriller, has also penned the script for the play.

Ever super famous actors can be embarrassed by their mothers. Last night on The Tonight Show, Ansel Elgort told the best story we've ever heard about what his mother did at the 2015 Oscars.
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Ansel, star of 2014's mega-hit The Fault In Our Stars, stopped by Jimmy Fallon's show to promote his new film, Insurgent (sequel to last year's Divergent), which comes out later this month. But what was more interesting was the story he told from his trip to the Oscars 2 weeks ago. Being the total sweetie that he is, Ansel brought his mother as his guest to the event. After the ceremony was over, there were parties to attend, which is the perfect setting for a mom to be such a Mom. Cue hilariously embarrassing moment.
Watch Ansel tell the hysterical story:
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"Mom, you're embarrassing me!" We're actually crying real tears right now, it's that funny. Only a mom could be so oblivious, yet so proud of their child at the same time. Kudos Mama Elgort, we love you!
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Actor Ansel Elgort was left red-faced at an Oscars afterparty last month (Feb15) after his mother failed to recognise action star Bruce Willis and quizzed him about his success. The Fault In Our Stars actor took his opera director mum Grethe Barrett Holby as his date to the Academy Awards and although she enjoyed Hollywood's big night, she was clueless about the celebrities her son introduced her to.
Elgort reveals, "She loved it... but she had no clue who anyone was, which was hilarious.
"We met Steve Carell, and I was like, 'Hi Steve, I'm a big fan...' and he said, 'Oh yeah, I know who you are Ansel, it's good to meet you...', which was cool, and then we talked for a little bit and when he left I said, 'Mum, you know who that is, right?' She said, 'No.' (I said), 'Mum, that's Steve Carell...! He was in The Office, 40-Year-Old Virgin...' (She said), 'I've never heard of him.'"
But Elgort insists that wasn't the worst of it as his mother went on to embarrass him in front of Die Hard star Willis and his model wife Emma Heming, who had previously worked with the 20 year old's father Arthur Elgort, a Vogue fashion photographer.
He continues, "My mum is ridiculous. We were at a party... Bruce Willis is there with his wife... They were introduced and my mum said, 'Hi, what's your name?' He said, 'I'm Bruce.' My mum said, 'Oh, well, what do you do...?' He said, 'I'm an actor.' She said, 'Oh, my son's an actor. How's it going for you?' He said, 'Yeah, it's going pretty good.' I was, like, dying!"

Production on Bruce Willis' independent film Wake has been shut down just 10 days into shooting because of problems securing financing. The Die Hard actor had already begun shooting the thriller in Cleveland, Ohio, but filming had to be put on hold as producers were left scrambling for funding, according to Deadline.
Bosses at the film's production company, Benaroya Pictures, have confirmed the shut down, insisting they are hopeful filming will be up and running again soon.
A statement from the producers reads: "Benaroya Pictures is working quickly to remedy the delay in production on the feature film Wake, and we are optimistic we will resume principal photography in approximately 2-3 weeks."
Willis plays a sociopath who returns to his childhood home on a remote island for his brother's wake in the film. It also stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Ellen Burstyn and Piper Perabo.

We've already discussed Easter Eggs in movies and the many ways filmmakers create in-jokes and references for savvy viewers and those in the know, but today we're taking a look at filmmakers referencing other filmmakers (or their stars...or themselves). We bet you'll never watch these movies the same way again.
Honoring Directors They Admire:
1. Star Wars in Star Trek
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It's no surprise that Super 8 director J. J. Abrams is a Star Wars fan, but we bet you never caught R2-D2's appearance in both Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness. It looks like Star Wars: The Force Awakens won't be Abrams' first time with the Star Wars world.
Giving a Nod To Its Stars' Careers
2. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion's wink at Quentin Tarantino
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The comedy has a few subtle references to Quentin Tarantino's film universe. At the time, Mira Sorvino (Romy) was dating Tarantino. Thus, the keen eye can discern a Big Kahuna Burger take-out bag behind Michele's head in the scene where they pig out and decide to emulate top female executives. In one of the next scenes, an ad for Red Apple Cigarettes can be seen behind their car. Both of these brands were made up by Tarantino for his films. Red Apple cigarettes can be seen in films like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Four Rooms, and From Dusk Til Dawn.
3. Bruce Willis' Favorite Song
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Die Hard With A Vengeance has a Pulp Fiction reference in it! Who knew? Bruce Willis' Pulp Fiction character, Butch, is driving around while "Flowers on the Wall" by the Statley Brothers plays on his radio and he sings along before running into Marsellus Wallace. Die Hard's John McClane exits a cab in the 1995 film with Samuel L. Jackson and references his time suspended by reciting the same lyrics from Pulp Fiction: "I was working on a nice fat suspension. Smokin cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo." Willis starred in Pulp Fiction with Jackson between Die Hard 2 and Die Hard With A Vengeance.
4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with Rango
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The beginning of Rango features the Johnny Depp-voiced reptile landing on the windshield of a convertible driven by none other than Duke and Gonzo from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp paying tribute to Johnny Depp.
5. Adam Brody in Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith
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Okay, maybe everyone just really loves Fight Club and Brad Pitt, right? In the 2005 rom-com action movie, Seth Cohen plays the man they're both assigned to kill, which is how they realize they're both spies. The whole time, Brody is wearing a Fight Club t-shirt. It's pretty obvious whose side he's on.
6. Fight Club Starring Brad Pitt
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Fight Club has a bunch of hidden gems in it, including advertisements for its main stars. Theater marquees within the movie advertise films starring Brad Pitt (Seven Years In Tibet), Edward Norton (The People Vs. Larry Flynt), and even Helena Bonham Carter (The Wings of the Dove, although it's obscured by a bus in the scene, so this is questionable).
Paying Homage To Themselves:
7. The Social Network's Tyler Durden
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Fight Club's director David Fincher has also been known to reference his own movies. In The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg's Zuckerberg uses Facebook for help on an Art History assignment. The profile he's viewing? Tyler Durden's.
8. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
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In the Tim Burton adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic, Charlie's father works for Smilex toothpaste factory; this is a reference to the poison Joker unleashed on Gotham in the Burton-directed Batman by hiding it in their toothpaste. During a tour of the factory, Wonka walks by a room of pink sheep as he says, "I'd rather not talk about this one." While this may just seem like a way to accentuate his eccentricity, Burton's actually referencing his Ed Wood biopic, also starring Johnny Depp; director Ed Wood was a notorious cross-dresser with an affinity for pink wool. In other scenes throughout the movie, children in the Halloween flashback wear masks of Lock, Shock, and Barrel from The Nightmare Before Christmas and a door in the factory is marked "BeetleJuicing."
9. Before Sunrise/Waking Life/Dazed and Confused
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Oscar-nominated writer-director Richard Linklater's film worlds seem to intersect at times. Like when Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise their characters Jesse and Celine from Before Sunrise in the rotoscope dream movie Waking Life, which they then reference in Before Sunset. But there are subtler ways in which the films inhabit the same world: pinball. The same pinball machine can be found in at least three of Linklater's films: Waking Life, Before Sunrise, and Dazed and Confused.
10. Friends With Benefits picks up Easy A
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Director Will Gluck references his 2010 hit comedy Easy A in the totally-okay-but-not-as-successful 2011 film Friends With Benefits. The sign at the airport for an "O. Penderghast" alludes to Emma Stone's character in Easy A. Stone appears in both films and is flawless in both.
Paying Tribute To Other Directors:
11. Indiana Jones/Star Wars/E.T.
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R2-D2 makes another appearance - this time in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Spielberg paid tribute to Indiana Jones writer George Lucas by including hieroglyphics of the Star Wars droid in the 1981 film. Three years later, Spielberg did it again by naming a club in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom after Obi-Wan Kenobi.
12. E.T. in Star Wars
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And then George Lucas thanks Steven Spielberg by featuring E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
13. Evil Dead 2/Nightmare on Elm Street
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Director Sam Raimi pays homage to Wes Craven in Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn by sneaking iconic slasher Freddy Krueger's glove in the background of a few scenes.
Paying Tribute To The Genre:
14. Scream
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Scream is more jam-packed with references than most other movies. It's basically a two-hour homage to the horror genre entirely. The character Billy Loomis borrows his last name from Psycho's Sam Loomis before quoting Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. The janitor outside Principal Himbry's office (played by director Wes Craven himself) is named Fred and wears Freddy Krueger's iconic striped shirt. The film is so saturated with in-jokes and references that it's pretty easy for even the most savvy viewers to miss Scream Queen Linda Blair's brief cameo. Take comfort in understanding the constant name-checking of other horror flicks.

Played Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski, a hit man on the lam, in the comedy "The Whole Nine Yards"

Reunited with cast for action sequel "The Expendables 2"

Formed Night Owl Promotions

Executive produced and starred in the Showtime adaptation of Sam Shepard's play "True West"

First screen credit as writer (provided story) for "Hudson Hawk"; also co-wrote "The Hudson Hawk Theme"

Re-teamed with Shymalan for the film "Unbreakable"

Starred in Luc Besson's sci-fi actioner "The Fifth Element"

Teamed with Tracy Morgan for Kevin Smith's buddy cop film "Cop Out"

Starred in "Red 2"

Returned as John McClane in action thriller "A Good Day to Die Hard"

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (October)

Won praise for his portrayal of a Vietnam veteran in Norman Jewison's "In Country"

Worked as a bartender at NYC restaurants Chelsea Central and Cafe Central and the nightclub Kamikaze

Starred in "Red," an adaption of the comic book miniseries of the same name

Made theater debut in the off-Broadway production of "Heaven and Earth"

Appeared as himself in Robert Altman's "The Player"

First film as producer, "Sunset"; also played the role of Tom Mix; second film with Edwards

Made uncredited guest appearance as a shrink on an episode of Fox's "Ally McBeal"

Released debut album The Return of Bruno, which included the hit single "Respect Yourself"

Co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett in the comedy, "Bandits"

Played oil driller Harry Stamper in the Michael Bay-directed, "Armageddon"

Co-starred with Rebecca Hall and Catherine Zeta-Jones in comedy feature "Lay the Favorite"; film based on memoir by Beth Raymer

Debuted as a series regular, playing David Addison opposite Cybill Shepherd, in ABC's "Moonlighting" ; earned Golden Globe (1986, 1988) and Emmy (1986) nominations for Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Voiced the thoughts of baby Mikey in the feature "Look Who's Talking"

Breakthrough stage role, replaced Ed Harris, in the off-Broadway production of Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love"

Appeared in "The Expendables," an 80s-style action adventure about a group of mercenaries; film featured ensemble of action stars including Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, and Arnold Schwarzenegger

Played the starring role in M. Night Shymalan's supernatural thriller "The Sixth Sense"

Summary

Armed with good looks, an everyman appeal, and boundless self-confidence, actor Bruce Willis shot from obscurity to superstar status via both a hit television series and one of the most popular action-adventure films of all time. After beating out literally thousands of contenders, Willis' portrayal of wisecracking P.I. David Addison on "Moonlighting" (ABC, 1985-89) made him one of television's hottest leading men. It was, however, the character of indefatigable Det. John McClain in the blockbuster actioner "Die Hard" (1988) that solidified Willis as a legitimate action star - albeit one who ends up broken and bruised. There were periodic career slumps ahead, as evidenced by the colossal failures of "The Bonfire of the Vanities" (1990) and "Hudson Hawk" (1991). Still, as doggedly determined as McClane, Willis followed each low with stellar turns in successes like director Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" (1994). Working with cinema's most commercially successful filmmakers, Willis helped deliver box office winners like director Michael Bay's "Armageddon" (1998) and the landmark thriller, "The Sixth Sense" (1999). Despite the end of his 13-year marriage to actress Demi Moore, the actor channeled his sense of humor in the comedy "The Whole Nine Yards" (2000) to fine effect. More than 20 years after entering the limelight, Willis remained one of film's most bankable stars in such hits as "Sin City" (2005), "Live Free or Die Hard" (2007) and "Red" (2010). Working constantly and playing to his strengths, the witty Willis enjoyed a career longevity that other action movie stars could only envy.

Met in August 1987; Married in a small ceremony in Las Vegas, NV and then again with friends and family on November 21, 1987 by singer-minister Little Richard; Acted together in "Mortal Thoughts" (1991); Announced split in June 1998; Divorced Oct. 18, 2000; Moore re-married on Sept. 24, 2005 to Ashton Kutcher

Sheri Rivera

Companion

Lived together prior to his marriage to Moore; Former wife of Geraldo Rivera

Born Feb. 3, 1994; mother, Demi Moore; appeared with her mom in "The Scarlet Letter" (1995) and with Willis in "The Whole Ten Yards" (2004)

Marlene Willis

Mother

Worked in a bank; Moved to California after her 1971 divorce from Willis' father

David Willis

Brother

Served as vice president of Willis' production company

Robert Willis

Brother

Formerly in partnership with Skyline Entertainment; Died of pancreatic cancer at age 42 on June 26, 2001

E Willis

Grandfather

Willis named a building in Hailey, ID after him

Mabel Willis

Daughter

Born April 1, 2012; mother, Emma Hemming

Florence Willis Rogers

Sister

Education

Name

Penns Grove High School

Montclair State College

Notes

Willis received an honorary doctorate from Montclair State University.

In 2002, Willis was named Man of the Year by Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University.

On his NYC bartending days at Cafe Central, during which time he had acquired the nickname 'Bruno': "The bar was always six-deep. It was where a lot of celebs and movie-star types and wannabes hung out. If you're serving them drinks and you're drinking with them, it's a very fraternal feeling. They're not way up on a pedestal. It's four in the morning and they're probably half in the bag. So I didn't have to deal with that mystique." – Willis to Anthony Haden-Guest in Vanity Fair magazine, January 1991

"I don't cheat, lie or go out of my way to mess people over, but I'm still amazed at the venal garbage that goes on in this town. People lie about you. People want to see you fail. It's so competitive here, you can see how much people want you to fail." – Willis quoted in The Los Angeles Times, Sept. 21, 1993

"Bruce to me, really suggests a 50's-style actor like an Aldo Ray or a Ralph Meeker or a young Burt Lancaster." – director Quentin Tarantino, quoted in The New York Times, Oct. 2, 1994

"For a long time, I don't know if there was a lot of controversy SURROUNDING me, but it was certainly more interesting to throw rocks and dump trash on me than it was to say nice things about me. That kind of controversy sells more. And has since become, in the last ten years since they started writing about me, the norm." – Willis to Entertainment Weekly, May 19, 1995

"Look, this is my face. If it's a curse, it's a curse. And I never said, hey, I'm smirking, America! Look at me! Love me! It's a little hook that they caught on and they've found a way to turn it against me and make it some negative thing, but that's how I smile. Nothin' I can do about it." – Willis on his famous smirk, quoted in Entertainment Weekly, May 19, 1995

"I AM a sensitive guy. People think they know the real me, but they don't. And then they write things that make me sound like such a schmuck." – Willis to Movieline magazine, August 1996

"I never had the opportunity to play supporting roles. I went straight from starring in 'Moonlighting' to starring in 'Die Hard,' so when I was given the opportunity to do a couple of scenes with actors I admired, I did it. I did 'Death Becomes Her' because I wanted to work with Meryl [Streep] and Goldie [Hawn]. I did 'Billy Bathgate' for Dustin Hoffman. I did 'Nobody's Fool' because I wanted to work with Paul Newman. That was it; I didn't even read the script. Robert Benton called me and said, 'I'm doing this film with Newman.' And I asked him, 'Do I have any scenes with him?' He said, 'All your scenes are with him. Want to read it?' I said, 'No, I'm in. I'll do it.' And it was such a treat." – Willis to Elizabeth Snead in USA Today, Oct. 12, 1999

"I think unless the hand of God intervenes, I'm going to go out as a bachelor. You're asked to stand up there and say, 'I promise to love you forever until death do us part.' You might as well be crossing your fingers when you say that. How can you possibly know where you're gonna be five years from now, or 10 years from now, or 20 years from now?" – Willis to People magazine, March 10, 2005

"It's hard for people to understand but we go on holidays together. We still raise our kids together. Demi is the mother of my children and Ashton is the stepfather of my children. I'm thrilled that Ashton turned out to be such a great guy. I love Demi, and I know she loves me." – Willis on his relationship with ex-wife Moore and her husband Kutcher, to Vanity Fair magazine, May 2007

In February 2013, Willis was named Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, the highest culture award in France.